Early History of Astronomy. The study of our Universe is not new, the history of astronomy shows it to be the oldest science. People have been looking up, trying to explain the universe for as long as there have been people. Here, in lesson 1, we look at the early history of astronomy. We&#8217;ll look at ancient astronomers and their contributions to the history of astronomy.101ancientastronomersastronomyhistoryin Public bookmarkswith astronomybookmarks